World / Asia

Pakistani court acquits PM, son in money laundering case 12 Oct 2022 - 07:21 pm

Lahore: A Pakistani court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his son of corruption and money laundering charges filed in 2020,...

Thailand promises stricter gun, drugs control after nursery massacre 12 Oct 2022 - 03:51 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand will require psychological evaluations for anyone trying to buy a gun and will launch a sweep for drug addicts, the prime...

Indonesia to investigate cases of fatal kidney injury among children 12 Oct 2022 - 02:41 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia will investigate cases of acute kidney injury which has caused the deaths of more than 20 children in its capital Jakarta...

Japan space agency rocket carrying 8 satellites fails 12 Oct 2022 - 09:58 am

The Japanese space agency said a rocket carrying eight satellites failed just after liftoff Wednesday and had to be aborted by a self-destruction...

India halts cough syrup production at factory linked to Gambia deaths 12 Oct 2022 - 09:21 am

New Delhi: Indian authorities have halted production of cough syrup at a factory of Maiden Pharmaceuticals, a state minister said on Wednesday, after...

Families bid farewell as Thai massacre victims are cremated 11 Oct 2022 - 05:21 pm

Uthai Sawan: Hundreds of mourners and victims’ families gathered on Tuesday evening to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift furnaces at cremation...

Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Ocean's remote Pitt Island 11 Oct 2022 - 03:31 pm

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's conservation office on Tuesday said all 240 pilot whales stranded on the remote Pitt Island have died, just days after...

Singapore Air won’t fire pregnant flight attendants anymore 11 Oct 2022 - 01:25 pm

Singapore Airlines Ltd. said pregnant cabin crew can remain employees, reversing a longstanding and much-criticized rule that they leave the airline. Responding to...

Philippines' Nobel laureate Ressa to fight conviction at Supreme Court 11 Oct 2022 - 11:30 am

MANILA: Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa plans to appeal her cyber libel conviction at the country's Supreme Court, her lawyer said on Tuesday,...

Some Apple workers in Australia vote to strike over pay, benefits 11 Oct 2022 - 11:11 am

Sydney: A union representing Australian employees of iPhone maker Apple Inc voted to strike due to lack of progress on wage negotiations, a...

Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted 11 Oct 2022 - 10:57 am

TOKYO: Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad started arriving Tuesday in Japan for the...

Sri Lanka cabinet approves downgrade to 'low income country' 11 Oct 2022 - 08:55 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a proposal to downgrade the island nation's economic status to "low income country", in order to get...

Taiwan leader tells China war 'absolutely not an option' 10 Oct 2022 - 11:10 pm

Taipei: China's threats of military action against Taiwan are "absolutely not an option” and will "only push our two sides further from each...

Earthquake rattles Taiwan, but epicentre out at sea 10 Oct 2022 - 11:02 pm

Taipei: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in the sea off Taiwan's east coast rattled the island on Tuesday, the island's weather...

Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing 10 Oct 2022 - 03:18 pm

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use...

Japan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortage 10 Oct 2022 - 12:30 pm

TOKYO: As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation, hopes for a tourism...

Heavy rains damage Indian crops ahead of harvest, threatening higher food prices 10 Oct 2022 - 11:56 am

MUMBAI: Heavy rainfall in India has damaged key summer-sown crops such as rice, soybean, cotton, pulses and vegetables just before harvesting, which could...

Philippines makes cellphone SIM registration compulsory to fight scams, fraud 10 Oct 2022 - 11:42 am

MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday signed into law a measure making cellphone SIM registration compulsory, in a key step towards...